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Alexander Djerassi

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Former Nonresident Associate, Middle East Program

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Alexander Djerassi is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.

Alexander Djerassi was a nonresident associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focused on Tunisia and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East and North Africa.

From 2009 to 2012, Djerassi was chief of staff and special assistant in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, covering U.S. relations with Arab states, Israel, and Iran. He worked on matters relating to democratization and civil society in the Arab world, the Arab uprisings, and Israeli-Palestinian peace. Djerassi has served as a U.S. representative to the Friends of Libya conferences, Friends of the Syrian People conferences, U.S.-GCC Strategic Coordination Forum, and several UN General Assemblies.


Affiliations

  • Middle East

Areas of Expertise

Foreign PolicyMiddle EastNorth AfricaTunisiaPolitical ReformDemocracyDemocracyForeign Policy

Education

BA, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University, JD, Yale Law School

Languages

English

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